It was nonsense, but Sharka said it could happen.
They wouldn’t be very happy about it, but it wasn’t absolutely taboo.
“But since there’s a Queen, it’s a relationship that can’t be revealed officially, so it doesn’t make sense to believe that. The Queen’s family has the largest private army in the Sharka Kingdom. The King can’t help but be cautious.”
At that moment, Liene quietly opened her mouth.
“She has a child.”
“Um, yes? The two of you still have a child... Oh, she might be pregnant.”
As long as the ruling power flows through the blood of the eldest son, the child could be both a shield and a sword.
“It’s embarrassing to bring up the lie I told again, but if Princess Bliny has a child, it won’t be hard to keep her position. At least until she gives birth.”
“Um... Then it’s a headache. If Princess Bliny gets away like this, the Grand Prince’s problem is pushed to the Grand Duke.”
“I think there is a way.”
Liene hesitated for a moment before speaking.
The topic of Princess Bliny was somehow uncomfortable. No matter how brief it was, Black and Princess Bliny were once lovers.
“Is this a method you don’t like?”
Black asked after reading Liene’s expression.
“A little. Do you remember when I said I knew a secret about Princess Bliny?”
“I remember."
“Duke Wistad is related to Kleinfelter. They’re close in age, so they’ve been in contact since they were young.”
“That’s how we got involved.”
“Kleinfelter told me this. He sold his body to come to Nauk. I understood that as a relationship with Princess Bliny.”
“...It’s possible.”
“If Princess Bliny used people like that, it seems like the royal family could take issue with it... It seems like such a lowly method, but I don’t want to use it if possible. I hoped Princess Bliny would find out first.”
Black smiled bitterly and patted Liene’s head.
“I understand.”
“That’s how we got involved.”
“Kleinfelter told me this. He sold his body to come to Nauk. I understood that as a relationship with Princess Bliny.”
“...It’s possible.”
“If Princess Bliny used people like that, it seems like the royal family could take issue with it... It seems like such a lowly method, but I don’t want to use it if possible. I hoped Princess Bliny would find out first.”
Black smiled bitterly and patted Liene’s head.
“I understand.”
Fermos stepped forward.
“Well, if that’s true, then it’s not the Princess who’s the lowly one, but Princess Bliny. Then how about using it as elegantly as possible? Let’s use Kleinfelter as a messenger. Send it to the Queen of Sharka.”
The Queen was probably the one who hated Princess Bliny the most in the royal family, so that was the conclusion they came to.
“Well, if that’s true, then it’s not the Princess who’s the lowly one, but Princess Bliny. Then how about using it as elegantly as possible? Let’s use Kleinfelter as a messenger. Send it to the Queen of Sharka.”
The Queen was probably the one who hated Princess Bliny the most in the royal family, so that was the conclusion they came to.
“Um... Is it possible? Kleinfelter isn’t the type of person who would follow orders just because you tell him to, right?”
“We have to force him to do it. Queen Sharka will probably be the one to open her mouth. The only thing we have to do in Nauk is send Kleinfelter to Queen Sharka.”
“That... Oh, but didn’t you say that Kleinfelter hasn’t been caught yet?”
Fermos suddenly looked excited.
“I didn’t catch him on purpose. Oh, by the way, today is the fifth day. He must have come to his senses by now since we starved him. If you allow me, I’ll stop and go catch him.”
“Oh, that’s...”
Liene made a complicated face filled with various emotions.
Just as the story of Princess Bliny was uncomfortable, the things related to Lafitte were always unpleasant.
“Then do so. Go out.”
“Yes, my lord!”
Fermos left the office with a brisk gait. After seeing the door close, Black turned the chair Liene had been sitting on toward him.
“Why is your expression like that?”
“Huh? What’s my expression like?”
“It looks like a face that says my heart is in pain.”
“We have to force him to do it. Queen Sharka will probably be the one to open her mouth. The only thing we have to do in Nauk is send Kleinfelter to Queen Sharka.”
“That... Oh, but didn’t you say that Kleinfelter hasn’t been caught yet?”
Fermos suddenly looked excited.
“I didn’t catch him on purpose. Oh, by the way, today is the fifth day. He must have come to his senses by now since we starved him. If you allow me, I’ll stop and go catch him.”
“Oh, that’s...”
Liene made a complicated face filled with various emotions.
Just as the story of Princess Bliny was uncomfortable, the things related to Lafitte were always unpleasant.
“Then do so. Go out.”
“Yes, my lord!”
Fermos left the office with a brisk gait. After seeing the door close, Black turned the chair Liene had been sitting on toward him.
“Why is your expression like that?”
“Huh? What’s my expression like?”
“It looks like a face that says my heart is in pain.”
“That’s... Well, it’s a bit like that. I don’t know what will happen when I go. Princess Bliny is the same.”
“Princess.”
Black untied the knot of his shirt that had been neatly tied.
He tilted his head, holding onto the armrests with both hands.
“Why...”
Liene swallowed at the sudden tension.
“I like everything about you, princess. Even the way you pity such a useless person.”
“Yes... I see. But why...”
You don’t seem to like it very much.
...And why are you untying the knot? In broad daylight.
“I won’t tell you not to do that. I don’t want the Princess to have to go through hardships because of me.”
He said he wouldn’t say anything... But it seems he’s doing it now.
Creak.
The old chair made a noise as it was pressed by Black’s weight.
“But it’s a bit difficult for me if the other person is Klinefelter.”
“That... I understand.”
It’s difficult, so why do you keep getting closer?
“It’s difficult, so I hope the Princess will comfort me.”
Hmm... Yes. That can happen.
Liene doesn’t know why he took off his shirt when he was being comforted.
“What about you?”
And again, for some unknown reason, Liene caressed the nape of his neck that was exposed by the shirt opening.
“Me, what?”
“Princess Bliny. Don’t you feel sympathy when you don’t know what the consequences will be?”
“I don’t think she would have done something without knowing the consequences.”
“Princess.”
Black untied the knot of his shirt that had been neatly tied.
He tilted his head, holding onto the armrests with both hands.
“Why...”
Liene swallowed at the sudden tension.
“I like everything about you, princess. Even the way you pity such a useless person.”
“Yes... I see. But why...”
You don’t seem to like it very much.
...And why are you untying the knot? In broad daylight.
“I won’t tell you not to do that. I don’t want the Princess to have to go through hardships because of me.”
He said he wouldn’t say anything... But it seems he’s doing it now.
Creak.
The old chair made a noise as it was pressed by Black’s weight.
“But it’s a bit difficult for me if the other person is Klinefelter.”
“That... I understand.”
It’s difficult, so why do you keep getting closer?
“It’s difficult, so I hope the Princess will comfort me.”
Hmm... Yes. That can happen.
Liene doesn’t know why he took off his shirt when he was being comforted.
“What about you?”
And again, for some unknown reason, Liene caressed the nape of his neck that was exposed by the shirt opening.
“Me, what?”
“Princess Bliny. Don’t you feel sympathy when you don’t know what the consequences will be?”
“I don’t think she would have done something without knowing the consequences.”
“But that doesn’t mean you can’t feel sympathy. Feelings are a separate issue.”
Thump.
Black unbuttoned one of Liene’s dresses.
“Are you telling me that you have feelings for Kleinfelter?”
“No. Not that kind of feeling... It’s just that I feel bad about myself as a human being.”
“The feelings you have for the Grand Princess are more intense than sympathy.”
Thump.
The second button was undone.
Black pressed his lips to the exposed white nape of her neck.
“Oh... You’re the one who has feelings.”
“I’m still angry. That she did that to you.”
His voice seemed to boil over as it rippled through her skin.
Ah... That’s the feeling.
“I won’t be satisfied no matter what happens to the Grand Princess.”
I’m fine... No, no.
If Klinefelter had poisoned this man, Liene would have done the same. No matter how miserable his death was, Liene still be angry.
“I understand. Why do you need comfort?”
Thump.
The third button was undone. This time, it wasn’t Black but Liene who unbuttoned it.
Black held his breath and looked at Liene’s fingertips.
Liene, who was about to unbutton the fourth button, looked at his gaze and stopped her hand.
“But wouldn’t it be better to move? If you want to comfort to your heart’s content?”
“I agree.”
Black got up first and hugged Liene.
He had held her and carried her to the bedroom many times, but never before had he moved as quickly as he did today.
Liene joked, pulling Black’s ear.
“I thought royalty wasn’t supposed to run inside the castle.”
“I guess I’ll have to work on my manners soon.”
Boom!
The door closed behind her as she entered the bedroom.
It was afternoon, and the bedroom was bright in every corner, but her mind was more impatient than the sunlight.
Her outer dress swept over her hair. Liene laughed out loud at the feeling of his cheek tickling her.
"I’m sleeping. I’ll be back soon."
Thump.
Black unbuttoned one of Liene’s dresses.
“Are you telling me that you have feelings for Kleinfelter?”
“No. Not that kind of feeling... It’s just that I feel bad about myself as a human being.”
“The feelings you have for the Grand Princess are more intense than sympathy.”
Thump.
The second button was undone.
Black pressed his lips to the exposed white nape of her neck.
“Oh... You’re the one who has feelings.”
“I’m still angry. That she did that to you.”
His voice seemed to boil over as it rippled through her skin.
Ah... That’s the feeling.
“I won’t be satisfied no matter what happens to the Grand Princess.”
I’m fine... No, no.
If Klinefelter had poisoned this man, Liene would have done the same. No matter how miserable his death was, Liene still be angry.
“I understand. Why do you need comfort?”
Thump.
The third button was undone. This time, it wasn’t Black but Liene who unbuttoned it.
Black held his breath and looked at Liene’s fingertips.
Liene, who was about to unbutton the fourth button, looked at his gaze and stopped her hand.
“But wouldn’t it be better to move? If you want to comfort to your heart’s content?”
“I agree.”
Black got up first and hugged Liene.
He had held her and carried her to the bedroom many times, but never before had he moved as quickly as he did today.
Liene joked, pulling Black’s ear.
“I thought royalty wasn’t supposed to run inside the castle.”
“I guess I’ll have to work on my manners soon.”
Boom!
The door closed behind her as she entered the bedroom.
It was afternoon, and the bedroom was bright in every corner, but her mind was more impatient than the sunlight.
Her outer dress swept over her hair. Liene laughed out loud at the feeling of his cheek tickling her.
***
"I’m sleeping. I’ll be back soon."
It seemed like she had heard those words in her sleep.
Liene, who woke up when the sky turned red, rubbed her eyes and looked around at the empty seat next to her.
“Ah... Where did you say you were going, right?”
It seemed like he had said he was going to the maze behind the waterfall. He had said that while he was catching Lafitte, he would take a look at the device made inside with Fermos.
“That’s too much. I’ll take you too.”
Liene yawned and muttered lazily.
However, she also knew that if she kept her eyes open and kept mumbling, Black wouldn’t have been able to wake her up.
“That guy... He tells me to rest, but he’s more diligent.”
When she opened my eyes, if he wasn’t there, she felt like something was missing.
Knock.
At that moment, the ladies knocked on the bedroom door.
“Princess. Are you awake? May I come in?”
“Oh, yes. Just a moment.”
Liene roughly put her head and arms into her disheveled inner dress. She had to leave the knots at her back to the ladies.
“It’s done now.”
However, she also knew that if she kept her eyes open and kept mumbling, Black wouldn’t have been able to wake her up.
“That guy... He tells me to rest, but he’s more diligent.”
When she opened my eyes, if he wasn’t there, she felt like something was missing.
Knock.
At that moment, the ladies knocked on the bedroom door.
“Princess. Are you awake? May I come in?”
“Oh, yes. Just a moment.”
Liene roughly put her head and arms into her disheveled inner dress. She had to leave the knots at her back to the ladies.
“It’s done now.”
“Yes, Princess.”
Now Mrs. Henton was much better and could walk around.
The lady who became Nauk’s maid said that there were more than one or two places she could touch, and she felt somehow excited, but she was sad that her body wasn’t following her heart.
The ladies opened the door and came rushing over.
They brought combs and ribbons without saying a word and one of them combed her hair while the other helped her get dressed.
Liene secretly glanced at the ladies to see if there were any lip marks on her neck, but neither of them was too excited to bring up the subject.
Now Mrs. Henton was much better and could walk around.
The lady who became Nauk’s maid said that there were more than one or two places she could touch, and she felt somehow excited, but she was sad that her body wasn’t following her heart.
The ladies opened the door and came rushing over.
They brought combs and ribbons without saying a word and one of them combed her hair while the other helped her get dressed.
Liene secretly glanced at the ladies to see if there were any lip marks on her neck, but neither of them was too excited to bring up the subject.
“Princess. The cabinet isn’t here today. What do you think about leaving it in that empty space?”
“A cabinet? What kind of cabinet?”
“It’s a very large cabinet that reaches the ceiling. You can put your blankets and everyday clothes in it. The one you used before is old and small, so put it in another room.”
“Oh, that’s good. But why do you suddenly have a new cabinet?”
“It was a wedding gift prepared by Lord Tiwakan, but he said it took a long time because it was a cabinet.”
“Wow... There was another gift.”
“A cabinet? What kind of cabinet?”
“It’s a very large cabinet that reaches the ceiling. You can put your blankets and everyday clothes in it. The one you used before is old and small, so put it in another room.”
“Oh, that’s good. But why do you suddenly have a new cabinet?”
“It was a wedding gift prepared by Lord Tiwakan, but he said it took a long time because it was a cabinet.”
“Wow... There was another gift.”
“That’s right. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he sent you something else tomorrow.”
“I think so too.”
The two ladies chattered endlessly, their eyes sparkling, about how wonderful the new cabinets were, how elaborate and ornate the workmanship was.
As soon as Liene finished getting dressed, the cabinets came in. They moved the ones they had been using before and moved the things they had stored in them into the new ones.
“How about keeping Prince Tiwakan’s things there too, Princess? Since you two are going to share a room anyway.”
The cabinets were large enough to fill one wall, so there was plenty of space.
“I was going to say that anyway. It seemed inconvenient to go to the living room every time to change clothes.”
In fact, Liene wondered if that wasn’t the reason they had made such a large cabinet.
She should have thought of that first.
She feels a little sorry for some reason.
The ladies moved Black’s luggage from the next room. Some of it was in the cabinets, and some was still in the trunk.
“Shall we use this one? What do you think?”
“Yes, fine. Move it there. I’ll organize it.”
“Don’t do that, just speak. We’ll do the physical work.”
“What’s the big deal about organizing? It would be better if Mrs. Henton, who is not feeling well, stayed still.”
The cabinets were large enough to fill one wall, so there was plenty of space.
“I was going to say that anyway. It seemed inconvenient to go to the living room every time to change clothes.”
In fact, Liene wondered if that wasn’t the reason they had made such a large cabinet.
She should have thought of that first.
She feels a little sorry for some reason.
The ladies moved Black’s luggage from the next room. Some of it was in the cabinets, and some was still in the trunk.
“Shall we use this one? What do you think?”
“Yes, fine. Move it there. I’ll organize it.”
“Don’t do that, just speak. We’ll do the physical work.”
“What’s the big deal about organizing? It would be better if Mrs. Henton, who is not feeling well, stayed still.”
“Lord Dermos said it’s okay to move around a little.”
“Don’t believe everything Lord Fermos says. All of his patients were Tiwakans.”
They were arranging their luggage together, laughing occasionally.
“This isn’t something that should be mixed in with your clothes... Where should we keep it?”
“Oh, what’s that?”
Liene turned around and looked at what Madame Flambard had handed her.
It was a small box. The box, which was a little smaller than a hand, had a gold frame and was decorated with jewels, making it very ornate.
“This is a bit...”
Liene trailed off vaguely.
“Yes...”
“Yes. It looks the same to me.”
There was a reason why everyone was so impressed.
No matter how you looked at it, it was a woman’s belonging.
“Isn’t this a gift for the Princess?”
“Then I don’t think it would be hidden in his clothes...”
“I find that strange too. I’ve never given him a gift before, so why would he hide it?”
Mrs. Henton said, glaring at the box.
“How about we just open it?”
“That is...”
Liene bit her lips as if chewing on her conflict.
What on earth could it be? Why was he hiding it?
No. Maybe it was nothing. Maybe he just left it and forgot about it.
“No, just...”
Let’s leave it. I’ll ask him.
She was about to say that, but she was too late. Mrs. Henton clicked open the box.
As soon as the box opened, a low sigh escaped her.
“Umm...”
“This is... not good.”
“Don’t believe everything Lord Fermos says. All of his patients were Tiwakans.”
They were arranging their luggage together, laughing occasionally.
“This isn’t something that should be mixed in with your clothes... Where should we keep it?”
“Oh, what’s that?”
Liene turned around and looked at what Madame Flambard had handed her.
It was a small box. The box, which was a little smaller than a hand, had a gold frame and was decorated with jewels, making it very ornate.
“This is a bit...”
Liene trailed off vaguely.
“Yes...”
“Yes. It looks the same to me.”
There was a reason why everyone was so impressed.
No matter how you looked at it, it was a woman’s belonging.
“Isn’t this a gift for the Princess?”
“Then I don’t think it would be hidden in his clothes...”
“I find that strange too. I’ve never given him a gift before, so why would he hide it?”
Mrs. Henton said, glaring at the box.
“How about we just open it?”
“That is...”
Liene bit her lips as if chewing on her conflict.
What on earth could it be? Why was he hiding it?
No. Maybe it was nothing. Maybe he just left it and forgot about it.
“No, just...”
Let’s leave it. I’ll ask him.
She was about to say that, but she was too late. Mrs. Henton clicked open the box.
As soon as the box opened, a low sigh escaped her.
“Umm...”
“This is... not good.”
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